strengthen government oversight. redskins fans will probably be talking today about the skins first round draft pick. >> washington redskins select trent "silver back" williams, offensive tackle, oklahoma. >> trent williams is the newest redskin. the team drafted the offensive lineman fourth overall in the first round of the nfl draft last night. they hope williams will offer much-needed protection for quarterback donovan mcnabb. mike shanahan hopes he'll be able to contribute to the team right away. >> i think there's always pressure on that first round draft choice. people expect you to start, especially in the top five. the pressure will be there. i expect him to meet that challenge. >> the draft continues today. the redskins have a third round pick. they do not have a second because they traded it to the philadelphia eagles for donovan mcnabb. >> they certainly needed an information lineman. >> very exciting.

>> he does have his work cut out for him. >> good morning to you, tom. >> this morning we have a partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. temperatures are a bill chilly this morning, down into the 40s in the shenandoah valley to the mid-50s in washington, 57 in washington. prince george's county now the upper 50s. and it's in the 40s to near 50 in montgomery and fairfax counties and in southern maryland near the chesapeake bay, temperatures are in the mid-50s as is the eastern shore. temperatures into the upper 30s in the mountains. we've seen a few overnight sprinkles that have dissipated at this hour. they pushed over the eastern shore and behind that system we have some clearing skies. we'll have lots of sunshine today with after-nan highs climbing to near 70 degrees. a delightful friday on the way. but the weekend, a big change coming in. looks like it will be rainy and cool on saturday. afternoon highs tomorrow only around 60 degrees with light

showers from time to time, mainly from late morning into the afternoon. that will linger into sunday and perhaps into monday and tuesday as well, first part of next week. maybe even thunder and lightning on sunday and monday. how's the traffic. as we get under way on this friday morning we're doing pretty well. the capital beltway over just south of the american legion bridge, right side the inner loop, left side the outer loop, travel lanes are open. there's a lot of overnight construction through the springfield enter change as well as the i-66 interchange. let's see how we're doing elsewhere. the drive along interstate 270, the overnight road work for the most part was on the northbound side. southbound, your lanes are open. joe and eun, good morning to you. >> thank you. two more men are in custody for the worst mass shooting in d.c. history. police arrested the suspects yesterday in connection with last month's drive-by shooting that left four dead and five others injured. they're now looking for a fifth suspect. meanwhile, all charges have been

dropped against the 14-year-old originally implicated in that shooting spree. nbc 4's jackie bensen has the latest. >> i apologize. in a perfect world we would never have mistakes. >> reporter: a highly unusual statement from peter nickel. he announced all charges are dropped against the 14-year-old. nine people were shot and four were killed in the incident on the night of mar 30th. the victims, most of them teenagers were standing in front of a house when a van drove by and its occupants sprayed them with an ak-47 and two other guns. after a chaotic police chase and bailout in which four officers were injured, the teen put his hands up when confronted. police later learned he was wanted on other charges. evidence from the getaway van itself has cleared him of the murders. >> the fingerprint evidence we

received yesterday demonstrated to us in conjunction with the witness statements we had, that the charges should be dismissed. >> reporter: two men, 26-year-old nathaniel sims and 20-year-old orlando carter were arrested that night. d.c. police chief kathy lenier says two more men have been arrested. a fifth and final suspect is still out there. >> i am urging that person or those who know that person to have him come forward for his own safety and turn himself in. we will find him and we are actively looking for him. >> reporter: under arrest, 22-year-old robert boss and 22-year-old lamar william, both of southeast washington, one is said to bear a resemblance to the 14-year-old who had been charged as the getaway driver. jackie bensen, news 4 today. the victims families reacted to the exoneration with anger. some of them are demanding answers. >> we're hearing from the uncle of the young teen who was

cleared in the case. he talked exclusively with news 4's darcy spencer. >> reporter: he says he's the uncle of that 14-year-old boy who has been cleared in the drive-by shooting that left four people dead. >> he wasn't out. he wasn't associated with people like that. he wasn't carrying guns or nothing like that, especially those type of guns anyway. >> reporter: a d.c. police sergeant says she saw the teen behind the wheel of a van used in the deadly shooting. but new fingerprint evidence led to his exoneration. the teen had a lengthy arrest record of crimes committed since he was 9 years old . >> he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: you think some jumped to conclusion? >> yes. >> reporter: relatives of those killed are angry that the teen are being let go. nardine jeffries -- >> let this monster out to wreak

havoc in the metropolitan area once again. >> reporter: his father had angry words for d.c.'s attorney general. >> you didn't act on it. you did not act, sir, and i will not excuse you. you are a public official and you did not act. >> reporter: the teen's uncle and mother say authorities should not have released his name. now they fear for his life and theirs. >> they are concerned about his safety, because the people that got hurt, they still think he's involved. >> reporter: that teenager's uncle says he'll have to finish serving time on outstanding charges before he's released from custody. in northwest, darcy spencer, news 4 today. stay with news 4 for every step of the way during this mass shooting investigation. head to www.nbcwashington.com for background on the case and new information. police now believe a car seen leaving the scene may

somehow be connected. brian betts was found dead in his silver spring home last thursday. his vehicle was taken and police found it in southeast washington several days later. now detectives say another vehicle was seen in an alley beside betts' home around the time of his murder. >> we have sources telling us that a vehicle was seen leaving the alley adjacent to mr. betts' home. at about 12:15 thursday morning. >> investigators have not released a description of that vehicle. they also believe there may be more than one suspect in betts' death. funeral arrangements have been made for civil rights pioneer dorothy height. her body will lie in repose thursday night on pennsylvania avenue northwest. they said that organization for 40 years. on wednesday there will be two memorial services, her funeral will be held next thursday at the national cathedral and it will be open to the public. two of the three american hikers being held in an iranian prison are said to be in poor health this morning.

shane bauer, sara shored and josh fatale were arrested last year. the situation is being handled by swiss diplomats. they were able to talk to them diplomats and told them shored is battling depression and another one has stomach isss. the time is 4:38. 55 degrees. ahead, the search continues for missing workers. >> there was a new concern after that oil rig explosion in the gulf. the airlines are up in arms over new tarmac rules. get some bad news. after the break, tom will have a look at your weekend weather. we'll be right back.

good morning, 4:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. i'm tom kierein. temperatures into the 50s in montgomery, fairfax, prince george's county in the upper 50s. to our west, around the 50s on the shore. for the rest of the day, we'll have lots of sun with highs around 70. saturday, cloudy, cooler, chance of light showers from time to time with highs near 60. on sunday and monday, mostly cloudy both days, a chance of passing showers and thundershowers during the

afternoons with highs in the 60s and morning lows in the 50s. i'll be back in ten minutes with a look into next week. jerry, how's the traffic. tom, as we get under way, picking up volume on the capital beltway. this is near arlington boulevard, outer loop right side of your screen, inner loop, left side. the lanes are in the process of re-opening but for a while there was a diversion on i- 6 for the overnight road work. they're pulling up the final barrels as we speak. 207, all travel lanes are open at least for the moment, it looks like we're dealing with dry pavement. that is good news. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. 4:42. 5 adegrees. still to come, a story you will not believe. >> high-paid government employees spending their days downloading porn, the results of a shocking investigation. and why there's so much secrecy surrounding this air force launch.

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you're watching news 4 today. a deep water oil platform has sunk into the gulf of mexico and rescuers say there is only a slim chance that 11 missing workers survived. the explosion rocked the deep water horizon monday night. for most of the day it burned as an offshore inferno before slipping below the water

yesterday. >> it was totally engulfed, flames shooting into the air. there were a couple life boats by it. it was surreal, something i've never seen before. >> crews are still searching for the missing workers. the rig could unleash more than 300,000 gallons of crude into the water each day. the danger would be greatest if the oil reached the louisiana coast about 50 miles abay. several senior staffers at the securities and exchange commission are in hot water this morning after they reportedly surfed pornographic websites for up to eight hours a day. the associated press learn the that the s.e.c. inspector general conducted 33 probes of employees over the last five years. one senior attorney spent up to eight hours per day downloading pornography. another account was blocked from websites month are than 16,000 times in one month. employees were at a senior level

earning up to $222,000 a year. some of the staffers have resigned or have been suspended. president obama is pushing wall street rephenomenform. he says his plan is not a ticket to endless bailouts but to prevent another financial meltdown. he will need to persuade at least one republican to join the cause. tracie potts reports. >> i want to urge you to join us instead of fighting us in this effort. >> reporter: president obama is taking on wall street head on. some bankers say it's unfair. the president flatly denies republican claims that his financial reforms will once again leave taxpayers holding the bill. >> this is a permanent wall street bailout. >> a vote for reform is a vote to put a stop to taxpayer-funded bailouts. that's the truth. end of story. >> washington, d.c. -- >> reporter: as the senate prepares for monday's debate, the nation's biggest union plans to march down wall street thursday. claiming reckless, risk-taking

banks took millions of jobs from their workers. >> it seems like they're the ones who are suffering while people on wall street continue to get rich. >> reporter: moveon.org is running this tv ad, accusing the top republican from soliciting from wall street. >> senator mcconnell, that makes you unfit to lead. >> reporter: hundreds have descended on washington, ready for this fight. democrats are hoping to get something on the president's desk by memorial day. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. next week, airlines will be banned from stranding passengers on planes on the tarmac. there will be no xeexceptions. the rules establish a three-hour time limit for keeping passengers in planes on the tarmac. five airlines wanted temporary exemptions. jet blue, continental and u.s. airways. the transportation secretary has turned down those requests.

ray lahood is saying the rules are consumer protection. volcanic ash clouds continue to dissipate. stranded travelers are returning home and so are many people in iceland who were forced to flee after the volcano near their homes began to erupt. meanwhile, the u.s. air force is warning that it's concerned that some of its fighter jets in europe could suffer long-term damage if the volcano doesn't stop spewing ash into the air. nasa's shuttle may have landed this week but there's already a new shut until space. this one is top secret. look at this. >> liftoff of the united launch alliance, atlas v rocket. >> there was a top-secret space plane, the x-37. the military is using that plane as a way to test new equipment, sensors and materials in space without using astronauts. the x-37 can stay in orbit for up to nine months. the unmanned spacecraft will

conduct classified experiments for the next several months. it was the swear word heard around the world. now vice president joe biden is explaining what really happened. >> [ bleep ]. >> the vice president made the comment to president obama has he was preparing to sign the health care bill pep didn't realize his words were picked up by the microphone until the president started laughing about it in the limo afterward. he told abc's "the view" he did not think the microphones would be that sensitive. he also admitted he was a little embarrassed by the whole thing. >> word to the wise, microphones are always that sensitive. >> when the mikes are on, it's a good idea not to say any swear words. that's why, tom, you're so careful. >> sometimes the weather wants to make you do that. this morning, though, nothing to complain about. we've had our sky clearing out. there's the live view from the city camera, there is capitol hill under a clearing sky on this april morning, friday

morning. the temperature right now at reagan national airport is at 57 degrees. and the humidity is up there a little bit as a result of the overnight few sprinkles that we had. the wind coming in out of the north/northeast now at about 7 miles aen hour. now let's take a look at the area temperatures. it's in the upper 40s now in fairfax county. and in montgomery county as well as in parts of northern prince george's county but southern prince george's in the mid-50s, upper 50s in washington. on the eastern shore, temperatures are in the mid-50s. meanwhile out of the mountains, it's in the upper 30s. radar picking up a few sprinkles in the lower part of the eastern shore northeast cambridge just south of oxford. those are sliding off to the south and east at this hour. now the temperatures out of the mountains, a chilly morning there. in the upper 30s. mid-50s eastern shore and through southern virginia and across the carolinas. around the nation, we have this storm system that's taking shape here through the central plains, spreading some rain. all the way into the upper

midwest from this system. this is drifting our way. looks like it's going to be in place for the weekend, i'm afraid. here's how we're looking for today. temperatures by 9:00 intoed mid-50s. perhaps into the near 60 degrees or so. then it does look like we'll have quite a bit of sunshine this afternoon. that was a little bit of a mistake there about the rain. pay no attention to that. it looks like a sunny day today. overnight tonight, increasing clouds. during the day tomorrow will be cloudy and cooler with highs just the low 60s. sunday into monday, it looks like we'll be in the upper 60s to mid-have but a chance of showers and maybe some thundershowers, both of those days. and a look into next week, we may get lingering rain as well on tuesday. drying out, warming up a bit midweek. how's the traffic, tom? if you're planning on heading for downtown, smooth sailing all the way around. 393, landmark shirlington, gw

parkway, 395, very light volume of traffic. good news there. see if the good news continues as we check out northbound and southbound at the maryland district line, eastern avenue, the overnight road work. there has been some on kettleworth avenue. that should be just about wrapped up. we'll keep you updated. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. as little richard once said in song "it's friday night and i just got paid." you might be able to get tickets to tonight's capitals/canadiens' game. the caps hold a 3-1 game advantage in the series. tonight's gale is sold out. but you can find tickets online. seats in the nose bleed section will set you back about $95 apiece. premium tickets are going for more than $450 per. >> how exciting to be at the verizon center, especially if they win tonight. >> that will be exciting. >> you have to watch it on tv.

don't have that kind of money. >> me neither. it's now 4:53. they are a world away and still helping at home. >> how soldiers in iraq are contributing to a cause that is so important to so many families. >> plus, who was trying to figure out if there really is a link between cell phones and cancer. and will the president be called to testify in an investigation of political corruption?

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former illinois governor blagojevich, he's accused of scheming to sell or trade left vacant by president obama's election. blagojevich's attorney says the president's direct knowledge of allegations made in the indictment. blagojevich pleaded not guilty. it would be extremely unusual, of course, for a sitting president to testify at a political corruption trial. do cell phones cause cancer? european researchers have launched a major study hope be to find out. it's called the cohort study on mobile communications. they'll study the cell phone habits of more than 250,000 people. they hope to find connections between cell phones an cancer and neurological diseases, like parkinson's. the fund-raiser for the march of dimes is a way for families who have lost a child to honor their memory. >> kristen dahlgren reports how

one soldier in iraq is not letting his being half a world keep him from showing his support. >> reporter: shawn and emily newsome are the proud parents of two healthy children but their journey through parenthood hasn't been easy. before aden and grace came along they had sara elizabeth. >> about 24 hours after she was born we noticed she wasn't responding very well. >> reporter: sarah died hours later from complications of a rare heart defect called hlhs. they only had time to take a few pictures. >> when that occurred, there's this void and you need to fill it with something. >> reporter: they turned to the march of dimes and along with family and friends have participated in the annual fund-raising walk for the past nine years. but this year, one of their family members couldn't make it. >> we're all going to put a t-shirt on here and at least take photos. >> reporter: their brother-in-law, sergeant first class is serving in iraq.

>> i wasn't going to let being in iraq stop for helping out. >> reporter: he organized the first march for baby held on an overseas army base. on april 16th, 125 of his fellow soldiers walked and ran in baby sarah's memory. >> my second family, which is the military, they were here. everybody was really supportive. >> reporter: as was his family back home. >> knowing their schedule, knowing the time it took out of their day, knowing they probably didn't get much sleep, some of the guys before they did it, some of the soldiers means a lot. >> reporter: jay says even a war zone couldn't keep him from helping his family. >> i really couldn't imagine losing one of my children. i didn't ever want to see anyone ever have to go through that again. that's why i help out any way that i can. >> reporter: one soldier's fight for a cause close to home.

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. and stay with us now. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 today. i apologize. in a perfect world we would never have mistakes. >> a public apology on the same day police make two new arrests in the d.c. mass shooting case and led ot one of their origina suspects go free. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. it's friday, april 23rd, 2010. it's 5:00 in the morning, 55 degrees out there. a lovely look at the nation's capital, the capitol dome lit up in the night sky. tom kierein joins us in the

studio with the latest. looks like a fis day. >> should be lots of sunshine. right now off to a clear start and kind of chilly. 56 in washington. mid-50s in prince george's county, montgomery and fairfax counties have dipped into the 40s under a clear sky. mid-40s around the blueridge and shenandoah valley on the eastern shore, temperatures are near 50 degrees. there are a few lingering sprinkles from a weak front that came through overnight that are still over on the eastern shore south of oxford, heading towards salisbury. lots of fun with a high near 70. big changes for the weakeneded. saturday looking cloudy and cooler with highs only in the low 60s. and some light rain looks like we'll be moving in midday and then off and on during the day saturday. perhaps some passing showers and thundershowers especially sunday afternoon and again on monday afternoon. highs in the 60s. jerry, how's the traffic. >> pretty quiet morning as we get under way on this friday. the capital beltway over near river road, the scene of a lot of overnight road work.

the ener loop and outer loop, all lanes are open. the trip over on 95, 395, i-66, very quiet this morning. the good news is, right now we're dealing with the drive pavement. nothing out of the ordinary there. northeast corridors are doing fine for those of you headed toward new york avenue and kettleworth avenue. no hangups there. to southeast along the drive on pennsylvania avenue, south capital street, the southeast/southwest freeway, we're doing fine. up in frederick along 270 and i-70, looking good. eun? >> thank you. two more men are in custody for last month's mass shooting in the district. they're also looking for another suspect in the drive-by shooting that killed four and injured five others. news 4 tracee wilkins is outside of police headquarters with the latest. good morning.

>> reporter: on more arrests being made and now some releases being made as well. a 14-year-old who was originally considered a suspect in this case has been exonerated as these new warrants have been issued. d.c. attorney general peter nickles said yesterday during a press conference that all charges have been dropped against the 14-year-old who was originally suspected of being the getaway driver in the deadliest mass shooting in d.c.'s history. it happened march 30th. nine people were shot and four were killed that night. the victims, most of them teenagers, were standing on a corner when they were sprayed with shots from an ak-47. a sergeant said she witnessed the 14-year-old driving the getaway van, police now say fingerprint evidence and witness statements have exonerated the 14-year-old boy. now, d.c.'s attorney general fears for the safety of that 14-year-old who may now serve as a witness. he regrets his name ever being released. >> i apologize.

in a perfect world we would never have mistakes. >> reporter: three new warrants were issued in the case, two men, adult men, have been arrested and there's still a third suspect on the loose. and police are asking that person to turn himself in and for anyone who knows who he is to urge him to do that as well. i'm tracee wilkins, live at poli police headquarters. back to you all in the studio. >> a relative of the exonerated teenager is also speaking out, exclusively to news 4. news 4's elaine reyes joins us live in the news room. >> the families feel that a huge mistake is being made while the 14-year-old's relatives fear retribution. loved ones of the mass shooting victims attended mpds and d.c.'s attorneys general news conference yesterday. they announced the exoneration

of the 14-year-old boy. the teen was cleared of all charges, including several counts of murder after fingerprint evidence did not link him to the crime. the police sergeant claimed to have seen the boy at the wheel. at the moment he remains in protective custody. meantime, his family fears for his safety. >> he really wasn't involved. he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. that's all it was. >> you think some jumped to conclusion. >> he was a 14-year-old with a record. that's all. >> they're letting this monster out to wreak havoc on washington, d.c. and the metropolitan area once again. >> reporter: meantime, police did arrest two more people and they're searching for one more. two others remain behind bars. they were arrested the night of the shootings. joe, back to you. >> elaine reyes, thanks very much, elaine. stay with news 4 for every step of the way during this mass shooting investigation.

head to www.nbcwashington.com for more information and background on the case. this morning, police are looking for new information about a vehicle seen leaving brian betts' neighborhood on the night he was killed. betts was a principal at shaw middle school at garnet-patterson. lets' suv was taken and police founded it in southeast washington several days later. now detectives say another vehicle was seen leave an alley besides betts' home around the time of his death. investigators have not released a description of that vehicle. the story may be hard to believe. while the nation's financial system was falling apart, several senior staffers at the securities and exchange commission, reportedly, spent hours and hours looking at pornography. the associated press learned that the s.e.c. inspector general conducted 33 investigations of employees over the last five years. one senior attorney at the washington headquarters spent up to eight hours a day downloading pornography.

another accountant was blocked from websites more than 16,000 times in one month. and 17 of the employees investigated were at a senior level. and they earn up to $222,000 per year. some of those staffers have already resigned or have been suspended. growing concern off the coast of louisiana where a deep water oil platform has sunk into the gulf of mexico. the deep water horizon went down yesterday after being rocked by an explosion on tuesday night. 11 workers are still missing. rescue crews say there's a slim chance of survival but they haven't given up. >> how long could a person reasonably survive in waters of these temperatures? and the conditions we have? we will go beyond that survivability because it's always an estimate. >> environmentalists are also keeping tabs on the disaster. now that the platform has sunk, more than $300, than 300,000 ga

water could be seeping into the ocean each day. in a worst case scenario it would take a month to equal the 11 million gallons spilled in exxon valdez. dorothy hite's body will lie in repose on pennsylvania avenue northwest. she led the organization for 40 years. her funeral will be held on thursday at the national cathedral and it will be open to the public. 5:0 is your time. still ahead on news 4, the bad news for metro riders. how much more you may have to shell out to catch a ride. and who they're hoping will give their star qb some protection. it could be a wet weekend. a check of your forecast, next

good morning, live view from our city camera showing the washington monument, pointing to a clear sky at this hour. right now at reagan national, temperatures at 56 degrees. i'm tom kierein as we start off this friday morning, you should have no travel problems off to work and school. mid-50s prince george's county, arlington, fairfax counties in the 40s. it's in the 40s around the shenandoah valley. eastern shore, getting a few sprinkles near cambridge, drifting off to the south and east. lots of sun today, highs climbing to near 70 degrees. a delightful friday on the way.

that's the average high for this time of year. then tomorrow, a big change. we'll have our winding shifting into the southeast. we'll have clouds and it will be much cooler with highs near 60. looks like light rain is possible by noontime saturday and off and on saturday afternoon and evening. sunday and monday, both days, partly sunny, maybe showers in the morning, perhaps passing afternoon thunderstorms with highs in the 60s. a look into next week in ten minutes. how's the traffic now? certainly picking up volume now as we kick into high gear along interstate 66 on the dry pavement as you head through fair oaks and vienna. there had been the overnight road work on the approach to the capital beltway but it looks like all the travel lanes are open. let's see how we're doing elsewhere, the trip downtown, pennsylvania avenue on the o outbound side, inbound, traffic moving along nicely. joe, eun? >> thank you. time now is 5:12.

5 adegrees. ahead, $5 ride. >> another fare increase, how much more it will cost you. >> plus the new redskins coach, and the newest redskins rookie. and joe biden opens up about

5:14 is your time. time for a check of this morning's top stories. two more men are in custody for last month's mass shooting in washington. police arrested the suspects yesterday and are looking for another man in the case. two other men have been charged in the drive-by shooting that left four dead and five others wounded. prosecutors also dropped charges against a 14-year-old originally thought to be behind the wheel during the shooting. >> police in montgomery county are looking for information about a vehicle seen near the home of the d.c. school principal around the time he was murdered. brian betts was shot and killed inside his home last thursday. detectives say a vehicle was seen leaving an alley next to betts' home around the time of his death. funeral arrangements have been set for dorothy hite. her body will lie in repose for a viewing at the national council of negro women building in northwest washington. her funeral will then be held next thursday at the national cathedral. it will be open to the public. a new report shows that several senior staffers at the

secretary and exchange commission were caught looking at pornography during the workday, according to the report obtained by the associated press, some staffers viewed explicit content up to eight hours a day. many of the employees were at a senior leaving, meaning they earn up to $222,000 a year. president obama is pushing wall street reform. he says his plan is not a tech tote endless bailouts but to prevent another financial meltdown. next week, formal debate will begin on the bill. he needs to persuade one republican to join the cause. tracie potts reports. >> i earth you to join us. >> reporter: president obama is taking wall street head on but some bankers say it's unfair. >> i don't think there's anything i've done that deserves a tongue lashing. >> reporter: the president flatly denies republican claims that his financial reforms will once again leave taxpayers holding the bill. >> this say permanent wall

street bailout. >> a vote for reform is a vote to put a stop to taxpayer funded bailouts. that's the truth, end of story. >> washington, d.c. -- >> reporter: as the senate prepares for monday's debate, the nation's biggest union plans to march down wall street thursday, claiming reckless risk-taking banks took millions of jobs from their workers. >> it seems like they're the ones suffering while people on wall street continue to get rich. >> reporter: moveon.org is running this tv ad, accusing the top republican of secretly soliciting campaign dough nations from wall street. >> senator mcconnell, that makes you unfit to lead. >> reporter: people are ready for this fight. democrats are hoping to get something on the president's desk by memorial day. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> the senate will begin debate on monday. well, today we're expecting good economic news. sales of new homes are expected to be on the rise.

the commerce department will release its latest report today. it's expected to show a 7% increase in march. new home sales reached a record low in february. analysts think the numbers will be on the upswing because consumers are trying to qualify for federal tax credits that expire at the end of this month. more americans will get health care coverage but the costs are also going up. economic experts at the health and human services department report 34 million will be added, but the cost will increase 1% over ten years. that increase could get bigger since medicare cuts in the law may be unrealistic and unsustainable, the report warned. many democrats are worried about the report. metro riders could be paying more under a fare hike proposal. the agency wanted to raise base peak fair to $1.90. bus riders would pay more, jumping from $1.25 to $1.50 and parking fees would increase 50

cents. metro is struggling to close a 1 $9 million budget gap. the redskins are hoping to boost their offensive line with their first round draft pick this year. >> washington redskins select trent "silverback" williams, offensive tackle, oklahoma. trent williams is the newest redsk redskin. the team drafted the offensive lineman fourth overall in the first round of the nfl draft last night. they hope williams will offer much-needed protection for donovan mcnabb. head coach mike shanahan hopes he'll be able to contribute to the team right away. >> i think there's always pressure on the first round draft choice. people expect you to start, especially in the top five. and like all first rounders, the pressure's going to be there. hopefully he steps up and meets that challenge and i expect him to meet that challenge. >> the draft continues today. the redskins have a third round pick. they don't have a second because, of course, they traded it to the philadelphia eagles for donovan mcnabb.

he won't be a redskin but one local football player's nfl dream is coming true. the cleveland browns drafted joe hayden seventh overall. he was a star quarterback at friendly high school but eventually moved to cornerback when he played at the university of florida. there could be future haydens in the nfl as well. he has three younger brothers who play or will play big-time college football. and got a couple hundred bucks to spare? if so you can get tickets to tonight's capitals/canadiens game at the verizon center. the caps can take the series with a one. they hold a three games to one advantage after winning wednesday night. tonight's game is sold out but you can, of course, find tickets online. seats in the nose bleed section will set you back $95 per. premium tickets are going for $450 each. vice president joe biden is finally talking about the off-color remark he made during the signing of the health care bill. >> [ bleep ].

>> the vice president made the comment to president obama as he was preparing to sign the bill. he says he didn't even realize that his words were picked up by the microphone until the president started laughing about it in the limo afterward. vice president biden told abc's "the view" that he did not think the microphones would be that sensitive. he also admitted he was a little embarrassed by the whole thing. tom has joined us in the studio to take a look at the forecast for today and the weekend. >> we have a little bit of a clearing sky at this hour after a few clouds had been around. at this hour, temperatures in the mid-50s around the metro area and farther to our west, though, we're in the 40s. around the bay it's in the upper 40s to low 50s on this friday morning. there are a few sprurpgle l spr to the north of salisbury. for the rest of the day, lots of sunshine, afternoon highs near 70 grdegrees.

a delightful friday on the way. could get a passing showers midday as well as during the afternoon and evening. sunday and monday, both days, we could get passing showers and even thunderstorms from time to time. maybe some rain on tuesday, too. but drying out on wednesday and temperatures climbing into the 60s as we get toward the end of the week. now let's check traffic. how we doing, jerry? >> we're doing pretty well checking around the capital beltway on the virginia side. at least we're moving along nicely. it's close to the gw parkway. travel lanes are open as it appear naps is good news. to maryland and take a little sampling around the capital beltway. elsewhere, the trip if you're making the drive around around from new hampshire avenue on over, looking good. beltway just west of connecticut avenue, very close to the rockville pike. right side is the outer loop, left side the inner loop. we're dealing with dry pavement. it looks like at this point

travel lanes are on. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks, jerry. ahead on news 4 today, response to a new sex abuse lawsuit. why the vatican calls it a publicity stunt. and former governor sarah palin could become a star witness today. and why the president could become

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place at the wrong time. growing outrage after a surprise announcement in the d.c. mass shooting case. >> an s.e.c. scandal, high-ranking, high-paid government workers spending hours searching for porn online. i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs on this 23rd day of april, 2010. 55 degrees outside. let's see whether we'll get rain today. it looks like we might have some moving in for the weekend. how about today, tom. >> nothing today. beautiful afternoon coming up. this morning starting off crisp and cool under a clear sky in the mid-50s in washington and prince george's county, a built cooler in montgomery and fairfax counties, in the upper 40s. arlington county, mid-50s. and to the northwest, virginia and the shenandoah valley. there are a few sprunkles on radar right now through southern delaware but they are

dissipating. elsewhere, no precipitation. a beautiful day on the way. afternoon highs climbing to around 70 degrees with lots of sun. by dawn, overcast and in the upper 40s. during the afternoon on saturday, climbing to around 60 degrees with a southeast breeze. it looks like some light rain may be developing perhaps late morning and that may continue off and on during the afternoon on saturday into saturday night. now for sunned it looks like it will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy at times. it looks like a greater chance of afternoon showers and even some isolated thunderstorms. that may occur sunday afternoon. highs in the upper 60s. this unsettled pattern will continue into the first part of next week as well. monday in the morning in the mid-50s, afternoon highs into the mid-60s. and we could get more showers and thunderstorms on monday as well. now let's check traffic on this friday morning. jerry, how we doing? >> tom, things getting busy now on the topside of the capital beltway.

outer loop of the beltway, believe it's going to be on the exit to go to connecticut avenue. authorities reporting a vehicle fire. one travel lane westbound 495, the outer loop may be blocked and part of the ramp connecting to the avenue may be tide up as well. elsewhere, moving for downtown, moving nicely into and out of the district, no worries there. the good news continues on the rails, metro, vre and m.a.r.k. all report nothing delays. two more men are in custody for last month's mass shooting in southeast washington and a third suspect is still on the loose. this is in addition to the two men already charged in the case. news 4's tracee wilkins is live in northwest washington with the latest. good morning, tracey. >> reporter: a lot of new developments as the investigation into this mass shooting continues. 14-year-old who originally was considered a suspect in this case has now been exonerated.

this as new warrants have been issued for additional suspects. peter nickle said in a press conference yesterday that all chargehad had been dropped against the 14-year-old boy who was originally suspected of being the getaway driver and the deadliest mass shooting in d.c.'s history. it happened on march 30th on south capital street southeast. nine people were shot, four killed that night. the victims, most of them teenagers were standing on a corner when they were sprayed with shots from an ak-47. while a sergeant witnessed the 14-year-old driving the getaway van, police now say fingerprint evidence and witness statement vsz exonerated the 14-year-old boy. the d.c. attorney general fears for the safety of the 14-year-old who may now serve as a witness in this case. he regrets his name was ever released. >> public disclosure, which was unlawful, of the respondent as being involved in this crime has

publicly labeled him as being involved in a serious crime and potentially compromised his safety. >> peter nickles feels so strongly about clearing this 14-year-old's name in this case that he asked the court for permission to come forward and make it clear to the public and anyone else, that this young man was not one of the suspects in this case. they're saying he's going to go on to be a crucial witness in this case as we continue with the investigation. two adult males have been taken into custody. police are still searching for a fourth and who they're saying, a final suspect. they're asking the public to help in bringing that suspect forward. i'm tracee wilkins, live outside d.c. headquarters. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. family members are speaking out. the victims' relatives say they're outraged about the mistake. but the exonerated boy's uncle said the boy had nothing to do with the shooting.

he spoke to news 4. >> he wasn't involved. he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> you think some jumped to conclusions. >> they jumped to conclusions because he was a 14-year-old with a record. that's all. >> they are letting this monster out to wreak havoc on the metropolitan area once again. >> they say the boy will have to finish time on outstanding charges before he's released from custody. stay with news 4 every step of the way during this mass shooting investigation. head to www.nbcwashington.com for more information and background on the case. this morning, police are looking for new clues in the murder of a d.c. school principal. they believe a vehicle seen leaving the scene may somehow be connected to the crime. brian betts was found dead inside his house last thursday. his vehicle was taken and police found it in southeast washington several days later. detectives say another vehicle was seen leaving an alley beside betts' home around the time of the murder. >> we have sources telling us that a vehicle was seen leaving the alley ajase entop the

mr. betts' home at about 12:15 thursday morning. >> investigators have not released a description of that vehicle. they believe there may be more than one suspect in betts' death. a public funeral will be held for civil rights icon dorothy height. her body will lie in repose friday night. height led that organization for 40 years. on wednesday there will be two memorial services. her funeral will be held next thursday at the national cathedral. it will be open to the public. a homeless man will serve nine months jail after he stole a single engine plane and wrecked it at the frederick airport. he pled guilty to burglary charges yesterday. cox lawyer says he stole the plane because he was homeless and cold. he lived in the woods near the airport for more than seven years. cox will also have to undergo a psychological evaluation and pay back the plane's owner for damages.

a metro bus driver arrested for getting into a fight with another driver on the road has now been fired. anderson had been a metro bus driver for three years. on april 2nd he was driving the u-2 bus route when he was pulled over for getting in a dispute with a motorist and allegedly displaying a knife. the vatican says a new sex abuse lawsuit is just a publicity stunt. the lawsuit was filed yesterday in milwaukee. it concerns a former priest, the reverend lawrence murphy, accused of abusing deaf students in wisconsin. it accuses various people of failing to protect children even though they knew the priest was a possible child molester. the vatican says it has no role whatsoever in abusing students. 5:37 is your time now. ahead, he is truly man's best friend. >> the amazing dash cam video of a dog who played deputy dog when

his owner really needed some help. plus they were doing what? high-paid government workers surfing for porn on your dime. next, you might want to make indoor plans for this weekend. tom kierein is tracking rain. weather and traffic, next.

good morning. time for weather and traffic on this friday morning, i'm tom kierein.

we have a mostly clear sky as we start off this friday. temperatures around the region are cool. just in the mid-50s in washington, prince george's county as well, mid-50s and farther to the west in montgomery county, mid-40s. a chilly start there. also rather chilly in fairfax county and arlington near 50 degrees there. in the mid-40s shenandoah valley and around the blueridge. closer to the bay it's in the low 50s but inland away from the waters it's in the upper 40s. few sprinkles on radar near cambridge. they are now dissipating. later on today, lots of sun, highs climbing to 70 degrees. highs around 60, cloudy and cooler. could get rain late morning and off and on during the afternoon and evening. and a passing thundershower sunday afternoon and monday. best of all, it's friday. let's take a look as the commute gets under way. not bad at all. moderate traffic. live pictures of i-95 northbound as you head north out of dumfries.

all lanes are open. no worries what so ever. let's see how we're going along interstate 270. this is southbound traffic. begin the commute from germantown and rockville. lanes are open. any overnight road work has been picked up joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. 5:42 is the time. ahead, a major traffic alert for the district this weekend. and a new concern after the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. nobody's talking. why this air force launch is shrouded in secrecy. and high-ranking employees at the securities and exchange commission surfing for pornography at work, some of them up to eight hours a day. the shocking details, coming up

you're watching news 4 today. when the nation's financial system came crashing to the ground, some senior staff members at the securities and exchange commission were not exactly doing what spoir supposed to be doing.

instead, a new report says they were looking at internet pornography, in some cases up to eight hours a day. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live with more on this. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning. you're right, we're hearing this report here, this allegation coming out, very surprising allegations that high-ranking employees with the securities and exchange commission were spending hours a day surfing for porn while at work and that they were doing all of this as the s.e.c. was dealing with the nation's financial meltdown. now, the associated press has obtained a copy of a memo written by the s.e.c.'s inspector general that outlines the findings of several internal probes. 33 of them in the past five years. among the surprising findings, a senior attorney with the s.e.c. surfed and downloaded porn for up to eight hours a day. and when his hard drive got fulled, he burned the material to cds and dvds which he kept in his office.

the memo says he agreed to retire when confronted. also an accountant was blocked from accessing sexual websites 16,000 times in one month. but the report says that he found a way around the s.e.c.'s filter and was able to amass a collection of pornography. that employee was suspended for 14 days. the memo says 31 of the cases investigated occurred in the 2 1/2 years since the financial meltdown and 17 of the employees are senior level, making over $200,000 a year. needless to say, many on capitol hill are not happy with this memo and the findings. and they're calling for a crackdown. joe, back to you. >> amazing story. megan mcgrath reporting live. thanks very much, megan. a desperate search continues off the coast of louisiana, but the outlook is grim. a deep water oil platform sunk into the gulf of mexico yesterday. and rescuers say there is only a slim chance that 11 missing workers survived.

an explosion rocked the deep water horizon on tuesday night. for more than a day it burned as an offshore inferno before slipping beneath the water yesterday. >> the rig was fully engulfed. shooting flames about 300 flames in the air. there were a couple life boats on fire by it. it was surreal, something i've never seen before. >> crews are still searching for the missing workers, despite the dire predictions. the rig could unleash more than 300,000 gallons of crude into the water each day. the danger would be the greatest if the oil reached the louisiana coast about 50 miles away. a troubled mining company says it's sticking with his ceo despite calls for his resignati resignation. massey energy owns the coal mine in west virginia where 29 miners died earlier this month. a growing number of shareholders are calling for ceo don

blankenship to step down. but the board says blankenship has its full support. air travel is finally returning to normal in europe as the volcanic ash continues to dissipate. stranded travelers are returning home and so are many people in iceland who were forced to flee after the volcano near their homes began to erupt. meanwhile, the u.s. air force is warning that its concern that some of its fighter jets in europe could suffer long-term damage if the volcano doesn't stop spewing ash into the air. nasa launched a top secret space plane. >> and liftoff of the united launch alliance, atlas v rocket. >> inside there is a top secret space plane called the x-37. the military is using the plane as a way to test new equipment, sensor sensors in space.

next week, airlines will be banned from stranding passengers on the tarmac and there will be no exceptions. the rules establish a three-hour time limit for keeping passengers on the tarmac. five airlines wanted temporary exemptions, jet blue, delta, american, continental and u.s. airw airways. however, the transportation secretary has said he has turned down those requests. ray lahood is calling the rule an important consumer protection that should take effect as planned. it looks like the mega merger between united airlines and u.s. airways will not take place. u.s. airways released a statement saying it was no longer talking with ual, the parent company of united. the carrier still believes consolidation does make sense for the industry. united airlines has reportedly been in separate merger discussions with continental airlines. redskins fans will probably be talking today about the skins' first round draft pick.

>> washington redskins select trent "silverback" williams, offensive tackle, oklahoma. trent williams is the newest redskin. the team drafted the offensive lineman fourth overall in the first round of the nfl draft last night. they hope williams will offer much needed protection for quarterback donovan mcnabb. head coach mike shanahan hopes he'll be able to contribute to the team right away. >> i think there's always pressure on the first round draft choice. people expect you to start, especially in the top five. and like all first rounders, the pressure's going to be there. hopefully he steps up and meets that challenge. i expect him to meet that challenge. >> the draft continues today. the redskins have a third round pick. they don't have a second because they traded it to the philadelphia eagles for donovan mcnabb. get ready to rock the red again today. the capitals can finish off the montreal canadiens once and for all tonight with a win here at home. the caps lead the series three games to one after their victory

on wednesday night. tonight's game at the verizon center is sold out but you can still find some tickets online. the cheap seats will set you back around $95 apiece. you'll have to fork over $450 for premium seats. it might be worth it to be there for what could be a very exciting night. >> can you imagine? the verizon center will be crazy. you have the red on too, joe. >> i'm ready. all i need is a seat. >> are you ready for a weekend? >> we're ready. >> i think we all are. >> rain or shine. >> unfortunately rain, it appears. if you have outdoor plans for saturday or sunday be prepared to take cover, because we will likely have some rain coming our way. but no rain this morning. there's the live view from our city camera. you can see the pavement is dry. traffic moving smoothly across the bridges over the potomac river. and at this time as we look at the current conditions, it is 56 at reagan national. the dew point is a comfortably

dry 41. we did have a few passing showers overnight but those have now moved away. we have a light breeze coming in out of the north at this hour as we've had our winds shifting. now taking a look at the temperatures at this hour. mid-40s shenandoah valley, right around the blueridge. closer to washington and fairfax and loudoun, montgomery and frederick counties in maryland. it's in the midand upper 40s. milder in arlington, near 50 right now. right in washington, mid-50s. southern montgomery county as well, mid-50s as well as the areas east of washington, anicotia and prince george's county. on the eastern shore, there are few sprinkles around cambridge. those sprinkles are drifting off to the south right now. right around the black water wildlife refuge. that continues to track to the south and east. the regional temperatures showing generally a cool pattern throughout the northern eastern seaboard and up and down the atlantic seaboard. it's in the 40s and 50s.

out of the mountains it's cooler this morning. they're in the upper 30s now. elkins is now at 38 degrees. it's in the mid and upper 50s in southern virginia. over the last 12 hours or so we've seen a few sprinkles. those are heading to the east. our sky is clearing out. we have high pressure that will be moving in and that will be in place here for today. looking across the nation, are you traveling today? if you're heading out to the perhaps central plains or the intermountain west, a big storm system may be causing flight delays. strong strorms from the plains to texas today. this is the storm system heading our way for the weekend and bringing a change as well. we'll have temperatures by 9:00 in the upper 50s, lots of sun. by noontime, we should be well into the 60s with lots of sun. but a few clouds developing this afternoon as we reach near 70 degrees by midafternoon. sun vies this morning around 6:20. sunset around 7:55.

overnight tonight, partly cloudy and by dawn tomorrow, upper 40s. saturday looking cloudy and cool. highs near 60. could get light rain from time to time especially in the afternoon and evening. sunday and monday, both days, high 60s, could get passing showers and afternoon thunderstorms. lingering rain perhaps tuesday into next week. drying out midweek. now, jerry, how's the friday traffic. >> surprisingly it's very quiet as we check out new york avenue, making the trip northeast and into northwest. a few minor traffic light delays. that's it. good news there. let's check things out and see if the good news translates over making the trip north along 395. not bad at duke street, up at seminary road, in the hov lanes there is a broken down bus. it's over on the shoulder. let's check the rails heading out on, doing fine on metro rail and vre. m.a.r.c. rail, two delays to tell you about, train 872 is eight minutes behind schedule.

on the penn line, nine minutes late at this hour. joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. there are several street closures around the imf and world bank buildings this weekend. they will start at 7:30 and run through 5:00 p.m. on sunday. in addition there will be no parking on many streets in that area beginning at :00 this afternoon until 6:00 a.m. on monday. metro's interim general manager made revisions to the transagency's budget. they were trying to close the nearly $200 million deficit. they're proposing raising fares. elaine reyes joins us to explain. >> reporter: of course we'll see fare increases. now an even bigger financial contribution from d.c., maryland and virginia. interim general manager richard charles proposes some of the shortfall could also be borrowed

from the transit agency's capital budget. there are also cuts to metro's maintenance budget which means escalators and elevators could go unrepaired for longer periods of time. while the service cuts are much less than originally planned, there is one controversial point of contention. charles and some other board members are considering cutting rail service from :00 a.m., back to 2:00 a.m. >> we don't want the system to close at 2:00 a.m. on weekends. we want it to reflect the bar hours because we're taking drurng drivers off the road. and d.c. has fought hard for that. >> and if you remember, metro recently raised fares in an emergency measure if this is all approved, new increases could begin this summer. eun, back to you. >> elaine reyes, thank you. a norwegian military dog is back at home after he got loose at dulles international airport.

qondor broke out of his crate on wednesday night. then yesterday afternoon a maintenance worker at dulles spotted the 2-year-old doberman in a row mote paemote part of t. but he broke free again. they then caught up with him again and put him on a plane to norway last night. they say dog is man's best friend. >> his dog helped bring police to his house after it caught fire. a trooper's dashboard cam captured the whole thing. buddy started barking and running in front of the police cruiser, eventually it led the trooper to the burning house. buddy's owner suffered burns but is expected to be all right. buddy will be honored for his heroic actions later today. >> wow. >> good thing the trooper spoke dog. >> that's right. >>co could understand it. >> budly certainly earning his keep. go, buddy.

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you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 today. more arrests are made in connection with last month's mass shooting in d.c. and at the same time, dropped charges against a teenager accused in the case. porn scandal, a government agency under fire this morning. workers accused of watching pornography while on the job. in one case, a worker spent eight hours a day downloading porn. >> good morning. thanks for joning us for news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs on the 23rd of april, 2010. we have some clouds above us right now, 55 degrees. the sun is on its way. >> very nice picture. we're going to ask tom kierein

if we're going to have a nice day today. >> it does look like we're off it a promising start. we'll have the sunrise in 20 minutes. right around 6:20 this morning. in washington, it's in the mid-50s. also mid-50s in prince george's county, montgomery, arlington/fairfax counties, in the upper 40s in loudoun county, as well as prince william. the shenandoah valley also the 40s. we did have a few sprinkles right around cambridge. those are drifting to the south of there now and dissipating for today. lots of sun, a delightful friday on the way with highs near 70 by midafternoon. encloseding up tonight and over the weekend, looks cooler, too. light rain saturday and passing thundershowers on sunday and perhaps monday as well. how's the friday commute so far. time to take a live look, chopper 4 over the capital beltway near the baltimore/washington parkway.

both the inner loop and outer loop looking good, including route 50. no worries there. unfortunately we have significant delays along 395 northbound as you head north from duke street to seminary road where the broken down bus remains on the shoulder in the hov lanes. the through lanes are open for the time being. elsewhere, along i-2070, loadin up quickly. out on the rails, doing pretty well. metro, vre, do have some m.a.r.c. delays but those should begin to ease. police have two more men in custody for last month's mass shooting in southeast washington and they're looking for another man. this comes as prosecutors dropped charges against a 14-year-old who police initially thought was behind the wheel during the drive-by shooting. news 4's tracee wilkins is live outside of police headquarters in northwest washington with the latest.

>> reporter: two of the suspects in this case had been arrested before and had been released back into society by the justice system before these mass shootings happened. a lot of families were upset about that. now with the release of this 14-year-old, we have some of the family members saying, here we go again. >> as the investigation progressed, there was significant development among the witnesses in terms of the interviews and what they were saying. >> reporter: one of those developments led to the exoneration of a 14-year-old who police originally fingered as the getaway driver in the deadliest mass shooting in d.c. history, nine people were shot and four killed on a south capital street corner in southeast on march 30th. most of the victims were teens, gathering to mourn the loss of another friend shot and killed a week earlier. police were quickly on the scene. according to documents, a d.c. police sergeant says she witnessed the 14-year-old behind

the wheel of the getaway vehicle. peter nickles now says new fingerprint evidence and witness statements have exonerated the 14-year-old. the attorney general says he's now worried for the 14-year-old's safety as he may now play a crucial part as a witness in this investigation. >> public disclosure, which is unlawful, of the respondent as being involved in this crime has publicly labeled him as being involved in a serious crime and potentially compromise his safety. >> reporter: some family members of victims looked on during yesterday's press conference and say the 14-year-old being released is the justice system failing. >> but you didn't act on it. you did not act, sir. i will not excuse you, because you are a public official and you did not act. >> reporter: peter nickles felt so strongly about making it clear that they do not believe this 14-year-old was a suspect in this case he sought permission from the courts to be as open as possible about what

led to his release. as we said earlier, there have been two more arrests made in this case and they are still looking for another suspect. the police chief is urging that man to turn himself in. tracee wilkins, live in front of d.c. police headquarters, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> family members on both sides of the investigation are speaking out. some of the victims' relatives say they're outraged about the police mistake but the exonerated teen's uncle says the boy had nothing to do with the shooting. the uncle spoke exclusively with news 4. >> he really wasn't involved. he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. that's all it was. >> you think some jumped to conclusions? >> because he was a 14-year-old with i record, that's all. >> they're letting this monster out to wreak havoc on washington, d.c. and the metropolitan area once again. >> the exonerated teen's uncle says the boy will have to finish time on outstanding charges before he's released from custody. police are now looking for new information about a vehicle

seen leaving brian betts' neighborhood on the night he was killed. betts was the principal at shaw middle school at garnet-patterson in northwest washington. he was found dead inside his si silver spring house last thursday. his suv was taken and found several days later. investigators have not released a description of the vehicle saw in an alley next to his home during the time of his during. dorothy height's body will lie in repose on pennsylvania avenue northwest. height led the council for negro women's organization for 40 years. her funeral will be on thursday at the national cathedral. it will be open to the public. senior staffers at the securities and exchange commission are coming under fire this morning. instead of working when the financial system was spiraling out of control, they were

reportedly looking at internet porn. in some cases up to eight hours a day. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us from northeast washington with more on this story. hard to believe, megan. >> reporter: talk about not doing your job. according to a report, employees of the securities and exchange commission, many of them high-ranking spent hours a day surfing pornography websites while at work and that they were doing this as the s.e.c. was supposed to be grappling with the nation's financial meltdown. now, the associated press obtained a copy of a memo written by the s.e.c.'s inspector general that outlines the findings of several internal probes. 33 of them in the past five years. among the surprising findings, a senior attorney with the s.e.c. surfed and downloaded pornography for up to eight hours a day. when his hard drive got full, he burns the material to cds and dvds and kept them in the office. the memo says he agreed to

retire when confronted. also, an accountant was blocked from accessing sexual websites 16,000 times in just one month. and that that employee, though, found a way around the s.e.c.'s filter and was able to amass a collection of pornography. that employee was suspended for 14 days. also, this memo says that 31 of the cases investigated occurred in the 2 1/2 years since the financial meltdown and that 17 of the employees are considered to be senior level at the s.e.c., making over $200,000 a year. needless to say, many lawmakers on capitol hill are not happy with what they've learned from this memo and they're calling for a crackdown. eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath in northeast washington this morning. thank you. the huge environmental concern following the oil rig exxe explosion on the gulf coast. every few weeks it seems like there's a study telling us

whether cell phones are safe or not. now there's a new study to set the record straight. tom kierein will tell us whether this weekend will be a washout. your weather and traffic on the ones, that's next.

good morning. time for weather and traffic on

the ones on this friday morning at 6:11. we have a clear sky and it's cool. temperatures down into the mid-50s in washington and in the eastern suburbs in prince george's county. western suburbs, montgomery, fairfax, arlington counties in the 40s. low t low to mid-40s in the shenandoah valley. radar, not showing precipitation. we did have sprinkles on the eastern shore but those have dissipated. afternoon highs soar to near 70. cooler weather as the storm system moves in to the west. we could get light rain saturday morning and off and on saturday afternoon perhaps into saturday evening. sunday, partly sunny and afternoon thunderstorms. jerry, how's the friday commute. >> we'll see for ourselves along i-270. we're at the point where the lanes divide. the main line of 270 headed down toward georgetown road, 207

headed down the spur. all the school buses lined up waiting for the young ones. over on the capital beltway, prince george's county near pennsylvania avenue, there are no worries. right now all the travel lanes are open between route 214 and the woodrow wilson bridge. elsewhere, check out 395. i wish i had better news. unfortunately it is a mess this morning. broken down bus on the shoulder in the hov lanes up near seminary road. this is normal traffic for the lane drop period, duke street, southbound moving along nicely inside. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks. 55 degrees. 6:13 is your time. meet the newest redskin. he'll make donovan mcnabb happy. and environmental concerns following an oil rig explosion and now a sinking. and the showdown thatple loos in the senate early next week.

you're watching news 4 today. after burning for two days, the oil rig off the coast of louisiana has sunk into the gulf of mexico. today there is growing concern about a major oil spill because of it. this is as searchers look for survivors. news 4's elaine reyes joins us live from the news room with more on this story. good morning. >> good morning, eun. rescuers are desperately searching for 11 missing workers, even though the outlook is grim. meantime, environmentalists are also keeping tabs on the disaster because the oil in that rig could be seeping into the water. the sunken rig could be leaking as much as 300,000 gallons of oil each day. coast guard officials aren't sure, though, if that is happening. in the worst case scenario it would take more than a month to equal the 11 million gallons spilled from the exxon valdez. the platform sunk into the gulf

of mexico yesterday after a spectacular explosion tuesday night. rescuers say there is only a slim chance that 11 missing workers survived. >> the rig was fully engulfed, shooting flames about 300 feet in the air and there were a couple life boats on fire by it. it was surreal, something i've never seen before. >> more than 100 survivors were reunited with her families yesterday. local environmentalists say if the oil reaches the gulf coast it could be a disaster in the making. eun, back to you. >> elaine reyes, thank you. president obama is pushing wall street for reform. he says his plan is not a tech tote endless bailouts but to prevent another financial meltdown. next week, the senate begins formal debate on the proposed bill. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on what lies ahead. >> reporter: by washington standards this could end up being a short fight.

just a few weeks if democrats get their way, which means they and the president don't have very long to convince republicans and wall street to get on board. >> i want to urge you to join us instead of fighting us in this effort. >> reporter: president obama is taking wall street head on but some bankers say it's unfair. >> i don't think there's anything i've done that deserves a tongue lashing. >> reporter: the president flatly denies republican claims that his financial reforms will once again leave taxpayers holding the bill. >> this is a permanent wall street bailout. >> a vote for reform is a vote to put a stop to taxpayer funded bailouts. that's the truth, end of story. >> washington, d.c. -- >> reporter: as the senate prepares for monday's debate, the nation's biggest union plans to march down wall street thursday, claiming reckless risk-taking banks took millions of jobs from their workers. >> it seems like they're the ones suffering while people on wall street continue to get rich. >> reporter: moveon.org is running this tv ad, accusing the

senate's top republican of secretly soliciting campaign donations from wall street. >> senator mcconnell, that makes you unfit to lead. >> reporter: lobbyists have descended on washington, ready for this fight. democrats are hoping to get something on the president's desk before the memorial day break. live on capitol hill this morning, tracie potts, news 4. >> thanks very much. the daughter of former republican vice president candidate sarah palin testified in an e-mail hacking trial involving the former governor. bristol palin told a knoxville jury she received countless phone calls and hundreds of text messages. someone stole her cell phone number after hacking into her mother's e-mail account. it is unclear whether sarah palin will testify today. the washington redskins hope to help their front line with

their newest draft pick. trent williams was drafted fourth overall in the first round of the nfl draft last night. they hope williams will offer much-needed protection for quarterback donovan mcnabb. head coach mike shanahan hopes he'll be able to contribute to the team right away. >> i think there's always pressure on that first round draft choice, people expect you to start, especially in the top five. and lick all first rounders, the pressure will be there. hopefully he steps up and meets that challenge. i expect him to meet that challenge. >> and the nfl draft continues today. the redskins have a third round pick. they don't have a second, though, because they traded it to the philadelphia eagle to get donovan mcnabb. the redskins hope to make the playoffs this season. the caps are already there as you know. tonight they hope to advance to the second round. the caps can finish off the montreal canadiens once and for all tonight with a win right here at home. the caps lead the series 3-1 after their victory wednesday night. tonight's game is at the verizon

center. it's sold out but you still can find tickets. the cheap seats will set you back $95 and you'll have to fork over more than $450 for premium seats. wow. i think it will be worth it to be there. >> or you can stay at home and watch it from the television machine. >> and it will still be exciting. >> weather-wise, looking very dry today as well as into tonight. the weekend, a big change. right now off to a clear and chilly start. right at sunrise now, it's in the mid-50s in washington and prince george's county, montgomery, arlington and fairfax counties in the 40s. 40s farther to our west. the lower part of southern maryland, lower eastern shore, mid-50s. highs near 70 later today, all around the region with lots of sun. partly cloudy this evening. by dawn, cloudy, upper 40s. during the day tomorrow, just near 60. could get light rain late

morning tomorrow and off and on saturday afternoon into saturday night. maybe afternoon thunderstorms sunday and monday. how's the traffic. we take to the air above tyson's corner this morning. the capital beltway around route 7, down to 66 and up to the american legion bridge incident-free. it appears route 7 as well as traffic coming in on 23 moving along pretty well. prince george's county on the capital beltway to make the trip over to route 4 had a report of a wheelbarrow on the travel part of the roadway. be very careful. a little swervage going on there. >> a wheelbarrow? wow. >> could be dangerous. the new cell phone study to end all cell phone study. and the rocket blasted off from the kennedy space center. but nasa nor the military are releasing details about this top-secret mission.

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up to nine months. the unmanned spacecraft will conduct classified experiments for the government. do cell phones cause cancer? european researchers have launched a major study hoping to find out. it's called the cohort study on mobile communications, csmos for short. they hope to find any connection between cell phone use and cancer as well as neurological diseases like alzheimer's and parkinson's. it's 6:2. 55 degrees. new developments in the d.c. mass shooting. >> police make two arrests but drop charges against the 14-year-old. and the families of the victims want to know why. and the sun is beginning to rise out there. you might

you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 today. charges dropped, prosecutors set free a teenager charged in connection with last month's mass shooting in d.c. and announce the arrest of two others. >> porn scandal. wait until you hear which government workers are accused of downloading and watching porn while on the job. a real-life lassie or perhapses a laddie. watch while this dog leads police to a roaring house fire. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. >> look at this picture. this is incredible. you can see how glorious this

sunrise is on a friday, gosh, that's bought pull. >> i think we'll have a gorgeous day as well. meteorologist tom kierein joins us in the studio. hope this means good things for us. >> for today but bipg chang cha the way for the weekend. mid-50s in washington and prince george's county. arlington county, the low 50s. weather watchers in montgomery and fairfax reporting mid and upper 40s as well as along the blueridge and shenandoah valley. now for the rest of the day, lots of sun, highs climbing to near 70 degrees. we'll be in the 40s by dawn on saturday. during the day tomorrow, cloudy, much cooler, highs around 60. we could get light rain developing especially by late morning and off and on during the afternoon and into saturday night. on sunday, partly sunny and warmer up near 70. we could get a morning shower or perhaps a passing afternoon thunderstorm as well as on monday. jerry, how's friday looking?

time to take a live look. there's chopper 4's picture of the sunrise. there are no major traffic hangups along 95, 395 or 66. marvel at that beautiful photo on a friday morning. let's take a look and see how we're doing south of town, both the inner loop and outer loop, we're incident-free. won't be long before we see outer loop delays develop into the hazy sunshine rays this morning. the rails, metro reporting no delays, vre doing fine. still have delays m.a.r.c. rail, brunswick is 11 minutes. >> police have pulled a body from a lake in prince william county. now they're trying to figure out who it was and how the person got there. officers made the discovery around 8:00 last night in manassas. they found the body in a small lake across the street from the

prince william hospital. police are not releasing information about the gender or the age of the victim. >> two more men are in custody for last month's mass shooting in southeast washington. police are looking for another suspect in addition to the two men already charged in the shooting which left four dead and five others wounded. news 4 tracee wilkins is live outside police headquarters in northwest washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: a lot of new developments. two of the suspects who are now in custody were once in police custody before and then released back into society before these mass shootings. so now with the release of this 14-year-old there are some family members of victims saying here we go again. >> as the investigation progressed, there was significant development among the witnesses in terms of the

interviews and what they were saying. >> reporter: one of those developments led to the exoneration of a 14-year-old who police originally fingered as the getaway driver in the deadliest mass shooting in d.c. history. nine people were shot and four killed on a south capital street corner in southeast on march 30th. most of the victims were teens, gathering to mourn the loss of another friend shot and killed a week earlier. police were quickly on the scene and chased the vehicle. a police sergeant said she witnessed the 14-year-old behind the wheel of the getaway vehicle. new attorney general pete nickles say witness statements and fingerprints have exonerated the 14-year-old. he's worried for the 14-year-old's safety. he may now play a crucial part as a witness in this investigation. >> public disclosure, which was unlawful of the respondent as being involved in this crime has publicly labeled him as being involved in a serious crime and

potentially compromise his safety. >> >> reporter: some family members of victims looked on during yesterday's press conference and say the 14-year-old being released is the just system failing. >> it could be prevented but you didn't act on it. you did not act, sir, and i will not excuse you. you are a public official and you did not act. >> reporter: peter nickle felt so strongly about making it clear that this 14-year-old is no longer a suspect that he sought special per mission from the court to have that press conference and put out as much publicly as he could about this case. as we mentioned earlier, there have been two additional arrests. police are looking for another suspect. they know who the person is and they're asking that this person turn himself in or people who know him, urge him to do that. i'm tracee wilkins, live, d.c. police headquarters. eun, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> family members on both sides of the investigation are speaking out. shf the victims' relatives as you saw were at yesterday's press conference and they are

outraged. and the exonerated teen's uncle says that the boy had nothing to do with the shooting. his uncle spoke exclusively to news 4. >> he really wasn't involve. he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. that's all it was. >> you think jumped to conclusions? >> he was a 14-year-old with a record, that's all. >> let this monster out to wreak havoc on washington, d.c. and the metropolitan area once again. >> the boy's uncle says he will have to serve time on outstanding charges before he's released from custody. a vehicle seen leaving a neighborhood last week may be connected to a murder. brian betts was found dead inside his house in silver spring last thursday. his vehicle was taken and police found it in southeast washington several days later. now detectives say another vehicle was seen leaving the alley behind betts' home around the time of his death.

>> we have sources telling us that a vehicle was seen leaving the alley adjacent to mr. betts' home at about 12:15 thursday morning. >> a description of that vehicle was not been released. investigators also believe there may be more than one suspect in betts' death. a public funeral will be held next week for civil rights icon dorothy height. her body will lie in repose for a viewing of the national council of negro women building at pennsylvania avenue northwest. height led that organization for 40 years. on wednesday, there will be two memorial services and her funeral will be held the next day, on thursday, at the national cathedral. now the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with matt lauer in new york. coming up on a friday morning on "today," severe storms on tap from texas to kentucky today following reports of as many as 50 tornadoes on thursday. we'll get al's forecast.

there are fears that the rig may be leaking into the gulf. also ahead, the search for missing ohio man tiffany tian has ended. it turns out she just ran away. what she reportedly told police about why she left her family and fled to miami. and the hero dog that led police to a raging fire. we'll talk about that and much more as we get started on a friday morning right here on "today." eun, back to you. >> thanks, matt, have a great weekend. >> you, too. it seems that no one really likes construction, especially when it seems to last longer than expected. what could hold up highw waway construction of the lanes through northern virginia. the scandal rocking a government agency this morning. workers accused of downloading porn in the midst of a national

crisis. >> 54 degrees out there. traffic and weather on the ones, next. we're loving our new digs here in our new

6:40 is your time.

54 degrees. look at this gorgeous shot of the horizon with the sun up in the nation's capital, just a beautiful sky. it looks like we'll have a nice day as well. >> beautiful way to begin the weekend. let's get our weather forecast from meteorologist tom kierein who joins us here. >> the sky flooded with golden sunlight on this friday morning. it's off to a cool start, mid-50s in washington. prince george's county also mid-50s. in montgomery and fairfax counties were in the mid to upper 40s. shenandoah valley reporting low to mid-40s. we'll have lots of sun today with highs near 70 degrees with lots of sun. but then overnight tonight, clouds roll in and much cooler for the weekend. occasional light showers perhaps saturday, sunday and monday could get showers in the morning, perhaps afternoon thunderstorms. chopper 4 showing us live pictures at i-66. you can see the ramp that would

take you to the inner loop of the beltway. right now it's a matter of volume and a little bit of a sunshine delay beginning to develop at a couple of spots as you crest the hill. over on 395 we're loaded up big-time now. the broken down bus should be gone. from duke street, heavy and slow there indeed. all the travel lanes are open at the american league bridge. >> 6:42 is your time. need to get away? the major drop in airline prices. and a government agency under fire this morning, workers accused of watching pornography while supposedly on the job. in one case, a worker spent eight hours a day downloading porn. a dog is being called a hero for leading police down several back roads to a huge house fire. it was all caught on tape.

you're watching news 4 today. more than 30 senior staff members at the securities and exchange commission were

apparently looking at porn when they should have been working on the nation's financial crisis. according to a new report, some of the staffers were looking at pornography for up to eight hours a day. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us with details. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. talk about not doing your job. it's hard to believe. according to a report, high-ranking employees with the securities and exchange commission were spending several hours a day surfing and downloading pornography while on the job. and that this was happening when the s.e.c. was grappling with the country's financial meltdown. the associated press obtained a copy of a memo written by the s.e.c.'s inspector general that outlines the findings of several internal probes, 33 of them, actually, in the past five years. among the surprising findings, a senior attorney with the s.e.c. surfed and downloaded porn for up to eight hours a day. when his hard drive got full, he

byrned the marial to cds and dvds and kept them in his office. he agreed to retire when he was con front. also, an accountant was blocked from accessing sexual websites 16,000 times in one month. but that he found a way around the filter at the s.e.c. and that he was able to amass a collection of pornography. that throw was suspended for 14 days. the memo goes on to say 31 of the cases investigated occurred in the 2 1/2 years since the financial meltdown and that 17 of the employees are considered to be senior level, which means they're making over $200,000 a year. needless to say, many on capitol hill are not too happy about the information contained in this memo. and they're calling for a crackdown. eun, back to you. >> unbelievable. all right, megan mcgrath in northeast washington. thank you. metro riders could be paying more under a fare hike proposal. they want to raise base peak

fairs from $1.65 to $1.90. offpeak would increase as well. and parking fees would increase 50 cents. there is also controversy about a proposal to close the metro at 2:00 a.m. on weekends instead of 3:00 a.m. >> we don't want the system to close at 2:00 a.m. on weekends. we want it to reflect the bar hours. we're taking drunk drivers off the road. and d.c. has fought hard for that. >> metro's trying to pull itself out of a $189 million budget gap. if you're a virginia commuter hoping that hot lanes on 95 will make your commute faster, we have bad news. the arlington county board has filed a lawsuit. they claim the high occupancy lanes are intended to benefit

rich and rural people. >> next week, airlines will be banned from stranding passengers in planes on the tarmac and there will be no exceptions. the rule establishes a three-hour time limit for keeping passengers in the planes that are blocked on the tarmac. five airlines want temporary exemptions from the rule, though. jetblue, delta, american, continental and u.s. airways. however, the transportation secretary says he's turned down those requests. ray lahood is calling the rules an important consumer protection that should take effect as plan sfwld a key vote is set for monday on the financial reform bill. cnbc's courtney reagan joins us live with more on this story and the rest of the business news. senate majority leader harry reid is tired of waiting. he's moving ahead on financial reform, scheduling a test vote on the bill for monday evening. democrats do need 60 votes to clear the way for floor debate on the measure.

as of thursday, 41 republicans were publicly opposed. the lawmakers are still seeking bipartisan agreement on the bill which would curb excesses on wall street and protect taxpayers from future bailouts. u.s. airways breaks off talks with united leaving ual to pursue a merger with continental. u.s. air was ready to sign the deal but found out united was more interested in continental. united has yet to confirm they are in walks with continental. while demand for air travel has improved, major carriers are still struggling to report profit. and if you fancy a trip to europe this spripg, you might be in luck. bestfare.com says airfares are down 68% from january. airlines were aggressive in their pricing earlier this year, anticipating a lot of people would be flying across the atlantic. that hasn't quite panned out. check out these round-trip fares, new york to paris for $309? atlanta to dublin for $404.

back to you. >> wow. an excuse to get away this spring. >> exactly. >> all right. take care. thank you. >> thank you. well, a norwegian military dog is back at home after he got loose at dulles international airport yesterday, qondor broke out of his crate on wednesday night actually and yesterday afternoon a maintenance worker at dulles spotted the 2-year-old doberman in a remote part of the airport. he caught up with him and workers tried to load him on to another plane but he broke free again. workers caught up with him again and put him on a plane to norway last night. >> you think they'll keep him on a leash from now on. >> we'd hope so. >> he's a smart dog, too. this next story is about a real-life lassie or a laddie, because it's a boy dog. >> an alaska man's dog helped bring police to his house when it caught on fire. a trooper's dashboard cam captured the whole thing. the german shepherd named buddy started barking and running in

front of the police cruiser. the trooper eventually got to the burning house. buddy will be honored for his heroic actions today. >> not only honored but i hope rewarded well. >> what do you think he'll get, doggy treats? fire hydrant? >> i deserve a treat for the wonderful weather we'll have today. >> good boy. >> this morning we start off with a clear sky and temperatures around the region are in the mid-50s right in washington. there's the live view from our city camera. the sun is up and there's an up up and away airplane taking off from reagan national into a clear sky this morning. at this hour, the temperature at national airport is at 55 degrees. the dew point is at 41. humidity now 59%. we have the wind coming in out of the north at 6. now the other temperatures, it's cooler off to our west. now, shenandoah valley in the mid-40s, also mid-40s around the blueridge, weather watchers are

reporting. from the piedmont region of virginia to maryland, right around washington, upper 40s, low 50s. southern maryland right near the bay and on the eastern shore, northern neck, they're in the mid-50s this morning. farther to the west, it's a chilly morning in the mountains, 30s there. drier air moves in from the north and west. that will be with us here after we've had a few overnight sprinkles. we have a major storm developing in the central plains. that may trigger severe storms there today from perhaps nebraska all the way down to texas. could be flight delays. this storm is heading off to the east and it will be impacting our weather for the weekend. for the bus stop forecast this morning, sunny and cool in the 40s and low to mid-50s. temperatures by 9:00 climb to the upper 50s, then by noontime we should be in the mid-have. by midafternoon it should be near 70. by sunset, it's before 8:00, partly cloudy and a partly cloudy evening. a good night to get out and have

fun for evening revelry and by dawn on saturday, cloudy in the upper 40s. late morning into the afternoon, light rain is likely and sunday and monday, both days could get showers and afternoon thunderstorms with highs in the 60s. that may linger into tuesday as well. it dries out midweek. how's the traffic. right now we are loaded up along i-270. the good news is, it's just volume. no accidents or incidents as you round the curve. the rush hour well under way. headed in on 66, inside the beltway. you may find minimal delays right now headed for the inbound roosevelt bridge. had a report of an accident on the memorial bridge. police are headed over to check on that. joe, eun? >> thanks very much. police have arrested two more men for last month's mass shooting in southeast washington. they're looking for another suspect in that case. they've already charged two other men in the shootings. news 4's tracee wilkins is live outside police headquarters in

northwest washington with the latest. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: a 14-year-old has been exonerated. as you just said, two more arrests have been made. d.c. attorney general peter nickles said yesterday all charges have been dropped against the 14-year-old boy who was originally expected of being the driver. the victims, most of them teenagers standing on a corner were sprayed from shots from an ak- 47. police now say fingerprint evidence and witness statements have exonerated the 14-year-old. now, the d.c. attorney general is fearing for this 14-year-old's life. he made it very clear yesterday that this teen has been exonerated. he is going to be a witness in this case. and wanted to make sure that no harm came to this 14-year-old. now, two additional arrests have

been made. adult males are now in custody and the police are now looking for another suspect. they believe the final suspect in this case. yesterday the chief urged that x suspect to come forward and asked anyone who knows who this man is to urge him to come forward. she says she are looking for him and will find him. i'm tracee wilkins. joe, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. police in montgomery county are looking for information about a vehicle seen near the home of brian betts around the time he was murdered. the d.c. school principal was shot and killed inside his silver spring home last thursday. detectives say a vehicle was seen leaving an alley next to betts' house around the time of his death. crews are searching for 11 workers aboard an oil platform that sank in the gulf of mexico. the deep water horizon had a massive explosion on tuesday night and sank yesterday. rescuers say there was a slim chance that the missing workers did survive.

a new report shows that more than 0 senior staffers at the securities and exchange commission were caught looking at pornography during the workday. according to the report obtained by the associated press, some of the staffers viewed explicit content for up to eight hours a day. some of the executives were at a senior level, earning more than $200,000 a year. trent williams was selected fourth in the 2010 nfl draft. he was an offensive lineman at oklahoma. the skins hope he'll provide protection for one donovan mcnabb. quick out the door forecast. nice to have you back in the studio, tom. >> great and a beautiful day under way. lots of sun now, we're in the 50s, climbing to the 70s. saturday, much cooler, cloudy, could have a passing shower in the morning or afternoon shower on saturday. that may linger into saturday evening, too. highs near 60 tomorrow. and then sunday, we might have a little sun but maybe afternoon

thundershowers as well as on monday. jerry, how's the traffic. time to take a live look. it's sunshine, the story of the morning. inbound, new york avenue, lanes are open. if you're coming in from the west, be prepared for the sun. >> nice to have you back, too, jerry. that is news 4 today. thank you for starting your day with us. the "today" is next. hope you have a great weekend. we start at 4:30 on monday morning. hope you have a great day. see you then. >> bye.